Fountain brush



Sept. 12, 1950 D. c. MCNEILL, JR

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Patented Sept. 12, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE FOUNTAIN BRUSH David :0. lVIcNe'ilL Jr Buckingham; N. 'c. ApplicatiuniNovember 22, 1946, Serial No. 7 l1,729

This invention relates to cleaning *or scrubbing apparatus, and more especially to means for -supplying both water and a detergent, such as-a soap solution, to :a mop-or brush atthelsame time while the mop -'or;brush is used zior cleaning "or scrubbing purposes.

It-is a'n-objectaof thisinventionto provide means for applying both water and a detergent under mressure to a mop or brush by employing a container for the :detergent, such :as liquid soap, and having --me.ans :for connecting the container in which the detergent :is stored to the source of waterzpressure and having leading from the point of connection a :hose :or pipe which :leads to the map orb-rush, and-havinga detergent line :leading from the container to the mop or brushrandcth'e mop or brush havingarplurality of yarn, or bristles, or other scrubbing devices thereon; with means for conveying to themop or brush at a plurality of points the detergent, and also means for conveying water to the mop or brush in any desired quantity, together with meansfor'regulating not -only the ratesof 'fioW-of the water but also the rate o f now of the detergent to the mop or brush,

Some of the objects of the invention having be'enstated, other'objectswillappear as'the description-proceeds, when taken'inconnection-with the accompanying drawings, in which:

-Figure l -is an elevation with parts broken'away, showing the invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the upper portion of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 3-3 in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 5-5 in Figure 3.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the numeral l indicates the conventional hose bib of a city or residence water system, having connected thereto a hose II which has its other end connected to a T I2, which T has a threaded portion l3 threaded into the lid 14 of a container l pivotally mounted as at l6, and having a suitable fastener I! at its other side for securing the lid in closed position, said lid usually having a conventional gasket l8 disposed between the lid and the top of the container i5. Threadably secured in the portion i3 is the downwardly extending pipe 20 which extends to near the bottom of the container 15. The lid M of the container l5 also has another bushing 2| threadably secured therein having a portion 23 connected to the upper end suitable flexible hose 38 and 39, which are connected .tonipples 4E and 44, which project downsuitable means such as hose clamps v3?. ,apipes-Sfi and 31 :have suitablemanually controlled 3 Claims. (01. IS-1129.)

Ltheneof'and having a nipple 22 connected to the lowerpnd. H i I 'To ;I-tl'-ie T t2 and to the portion 23 are connected hose 25 and 26, which are preferably tse- :cured together in .a conventional ,manner, such as :by bands .21, and these two hose Hand 26 are connected Ito the pair of pipes 36 and 3! by any These valves wand 35 therein, which are connected to pipes-3.6 and 337 which penetratea hand-lemem-ber The pipes 36 and it?! have connected thereto wardly through-a=cap memberAli over whose open end is secured a plate 46 by :m'eansroi bolts .41,

penetrating the plate 46 and the .top of member 45 tosecure the two portions together.

The pipelfi has a branch 48 with a pluralityot downwardly projecting portions .49, which penetrate the jplate ;member 46 as will be-observed by .the dottedllines .iniFigure 43. There is also :ex-

v(tending from,pipe Mira-nipple -5.0,lwhich also penctr-ates "plate .46.

, llhe ,,pipe 4| likewise projects downwardly .-lth rough thee-member and hasa branch pipe:5 3 thereon, .1 0 which .is secured a plurality of subrbranches 54, which also penetrate the I plate 46 similar 'to,Lpipe.5G inFigure3. The pipe 4| also tles, yarn or tufts 66 are passed in conventional manner to make a mop or brush for cleaning or scrubbing purposes. The plate 46 is preferably covered with a piece of the fabric 6| which also has perforations therein coinciding with the perforations 62 in the member 46.

The upper portion of the cap member 45 has a pair of upwardly projecting portions 65 and 66, which are pivotally mounted at their upper ends by means of a bolt 61 to a bar 68 which has its other end secured in the handle 33 by any suitable means, such as a screw or bolt 69.

The members 65 and 66 are secured together by means of a bridge 10, and the bar 68 has a projection H thereon, which limits the amount of counter clockwise movement of the members 65 and 66 and the mop or brush carried thereby as viewed in Figures 1 and 5. A tension spring 13 has one end secured to the cap member 45 and its other end secured to the bar 68, which normally holds the mop or brush in the position shown in Figure 1. It is thus seen that water from the bib 10 may be caused to flow through the hose H to the T 12 from which it will flow through the hose 25 and associated parts to the pipe 4| and its branch pipes 53 and 51. Water will also flow from the T 12 through the downwardly extending pipe 20 into the container 15 to force a suitable detergent disposed within the container l5 upwardly thrcughjtheinipple 22 and the hose 26 with its associated parts to cause the detergent to be emitted from the pipe 40 and its branch pipes 49 and 50.

If desired, hose 25 may be connected directly to a source of water and hose 26 may be connected to any suitable source of detergent under pressure.

In the drawings and specification, there has member having a Water supply pipe extending therefrom, a detergent supply pipe leading from the handle member, a manually operated valve in each of said pipes for controlling the amount of liquid passing therethrough, anarm projecting from the handle member and having a scrubbing member pivotally secured thereto, means secured to the scrubbing member and to the arm 2. Cleaning apparatus comprising a scrubbing member having a perforated plate in which a plurality of tufts are mounted for cleaning and scrubbing purposes, two sets of pipes, each having a plurality of branches extending through said plate, one pipe of one of said sets being adapted to be connected to a source of detergent supply under pressure, and one pipe of the other of said sets being adapted to be connected to a source of water under pressure,. and means for pivotally mounted the scrubbing'member formovement.

3. In a scrubbing apparatus, a handle member having a pair of liquid supply pipes penetrating the same, one of the pipes being a water supply pipe and the other being a detergent supply pipe, a manually controlled valve in each of said pipes 'for regulating the amount of water passing for holding'the scrubbing member at appro'ximatelygright angles to the arm at all times, said scrubbing member comprising a perforated plate member having a plurality of tufts therein, a hose leading from the end of one 0f the pipes to the scrubbing member, a plurality of branch pipes to Yther'e'to and said second hose being connected to a pipe disposed on the scrubbing member, and said pipe disposed on the-scrubbing member having a plurality -of branch pipes penetrating said plate for delivering a detergent through said plate to the tufts.

through one, and the amount of detergent passingthrough the other, ,an armmounted in said handle member and having a mop member pivotally mounted on the free end thereof, said mop member comprising a perforated plate member having a plurality of tufts therein, two sets of pipes mounted in said plate and Penetrating the plate, means for flexibly connecting one of the pipes in the handle member to one of said sets of pipes, and flexible means for connecting the other of said pipes in said handle member to the other set of pipes, whereby water will flow through one set of pipes through said plate and to the tufts,

and a detergent will flow through the other set of pipes of said plate to the tufts, and tension means for normally holding the vertical axis of the mop at substantially right angles to the longitudinal axis of the arm member extending from the handle. 1 r

' DAVID C. MGNEILL, JR.

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